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Hill Central Music Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

430

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,610

Per pupil spending ?

83.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

140 Dewitt St.
New Haven, CT 06519

(475) 220-6100

District: New Haven School District

Students who attend Hill Central Music Academy usually attend:

High:

Wilbur Cross High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.0%

African American:

16.0%

Asian:

3.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2009 → 2nd in 2021

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (13% vs 51% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 17% Connecticut)

!Science scores 38 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg26%

Connecticut avg51%

Not ranked this year

Hill Central Music Academy did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

147^th of 156New Haven School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	4.9	529 of 538	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	481 of 522	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	515 of 532	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.4	484 of 519	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.3	506 of 551	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.4	523 of 557	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.4	510 of 564	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.2	550 of 565	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.8	576 of 579	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.9	562 of 566	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.1	559 of 565	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.7	559 of 568	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.0	557 of 570	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	34.2	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	9.6	170 of 173	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	87 of 112	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	90 of 101	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	7.3	298 of 302	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	7.2	365 of 371	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	7.5	232 of 250	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	256 of 275	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	231 of 259	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	233 of 249	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	208 of 250	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.2	218 of 246	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.6	233 of 280	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	4.9	254 of 278	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.5	251 of 272	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.5	252 of 269	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.5	262 of 268	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.5	242 of 255	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.7	249 of 252	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.8	239 of 250	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.8	242 of 248	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2022	19.5	85 of 97	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	130 of 146	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	70 of 97	27.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	8.3	210 of 218	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	10.2	226 of 244	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2022)40th percentile

Hispanic (2021)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2022)12th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2021)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)4th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-38 vs state

Science12%-38 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)						SBAC Mathematics (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Hill Central Music Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	140 Dewitt St.	New Haven	06519	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-6100	430	29	14.8	83.3%	14 (3.3%)	69 (16.0%)	327 (76.0%)	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)								(n/a)		12.0			16.3			11.3							$19,610
Roberto Clemente Leadership Academy for Global Awareness	Public	K-8	360 Columbus Avenue	New Haven	06519	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-7600	434	33	12.9	84.8%	41 (9.4%)	76 (17.5%)	225 (51.8%)	71 (16.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)								(n/a)						10.9									$19,556
Truman School	Public	PK, KG-8	114 Truman St.	New Haven	06519	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-2100	460	33	13.9	77.4%	11 (2.4%)	36 (7.8%)	375 (81.5%)	20 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (2.8%)	6	475^th of 493 public elementary schools	3.7%		7.2	462^nd of 497 public elementary schools	7.0%	13	17.3	16.4				13.0	17.0		18.4	16.3	13.5				$18,050
John C. Daniels	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	569 Congress Ave.	New Haven	06519	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	No	(475) 220-3600	522	38	13.7	72.2%	25 (4.8%)	54 (10.3%)	424 (81.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	8.7	448^th of 493 public elementary schools	9.1%		8	455^th of 497 public elementary schools	8.5%	7	31.9	20.4	19.2			17.0			17.3	12.5	14.9	14.9			$20,940
Conte/West Hills Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	511 Chapel St.	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(475) 220-5400	496	46	10.7	81.9%	22 (4.4%)	168 (33.9%)	261 (52.6%)	21 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	7.2	463^rd of 493 public elementary schools	6.1%		11	429^th of 497 public elementary schools	13.7%	34	12.9	20.3	13.7		11.3	14.0			17.6	28.6	14.5	19.3	11.5	10.2	$19,946
Augusta Lewis Troup School	Public	PK, KG-8	259 Edgewood Ave.	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-3000	300	31	9.6	87.7%	14 (4.7%)	140 (46.7%)	107 (35.7%)	13 (4.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.3%)								(n/a)							20.0		20.0						$20,161
Barnard Environmental Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	170 Derby Ave.	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(475) 220-3500	496	30	16.4	76.8%	50 (10.1%)	181 (36.5%)	156 (31.5%)	79 (15.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.4%)	11.8	418^th of 493 public elementary schools	15.2%		6.3	475^th of 497 public elementary schools	4.4%	57	26.4		23.5		24.5	20.8	26.1		31.4						$19,448
Booker T. Washington Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	804 State Street	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Booker T. Washington Academy District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(203) 691-6535	404	25	16.1	92.1%	4 (1.0%)	302 (74.8%)	75 (18.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	24.1	349^th of 493 public elementary schools	29.2%		27.6	338^th of 497 public elementary schools	32.0%	11	15.4	19.1	23.3		30.8		28.9		23.3	33.3		61.4		21.3	$17,553
Wexler/Grant Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	55 Foote St.	New Haven	06511	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	New Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(475) 220-5600	194	19	10.1	91.8%	2 (1.0%)	119 (61.3%)	62 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)								(n/a)												0.0			$24,085
Forest School	Public	PK, KG-4	95 Burwell Rd.	West Haven	06516	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	West Haven School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 931-6800	428	39	10.9	62.9%	63 (14.7%)	120 (28.0%)	212 (49.5%)	16 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	18.3	378^th of 493 public elementary schools	23.3%		28.5	334^th of 497 public elementary schools	32.8%	44			33.3	27.1						35.3					$23,065

Frequently Asked Questions about Hill Central Music Academy

What is the racial makeup of Hill Central Music Academy?

Students at Hill Central Music Academy are 76% Hispanic, 16% African American, 3% Asian, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Hill Central Music Academy in?

New Haven School District

What schools do graduates of Hill Central Music Academy attend?

Students who attend Hill Central Music Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Wilbur Cross High School

How many students attend Hill Central Music Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Hill Central Music Academy.

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